overcooking
- present participle of overcook.
Example Sentences
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It “helps stop me from overcooking it. I don’t think anyone had done that before, or at least not in the competition.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
For seafood, make sure the pieces are big enough to get a bit of color on the outside without overcooking throughout.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
Roasting the crustaceans concentrates their flavor, keeping them plump and tender with far less of a risk of overcooking.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2023
If you’re looking to increase your confidence when cooking fish and avoid the dreaded overcooking, here are some simple, beginner-friendly techniques to help you.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2023
Abuela told us about the time Abuelo had made her grilled steak with black beans, and he’d kept overcooking the steak and undercooking the beans.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
